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BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24. 1892. ESTABLISHED 1844. M
The Abbeville Lard, Loan anc
i Improvement Company.
IN ACCORDANCE with Commission o
Secretary of State J. Q. Marshall dlrectet
to the undersigned Hoard of Corporators o
the ABBE VILLK LAND. LOAN AND IM
P RO V E M ENT i OMPA N YNoliee
Is hfreby Riven that the books o
subscription of sntd company will be opt*n al
theotllce of J. ALLEN SMITH, President, on
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY lith lnst.. at tli(
Abbeville National Bank.
.T. ALLKN SMITH,
\V. C. MCGOWAN,
T'. RflSKVRERfi.
AUG. YV. SMITH,
K. A. TEMPLETON,
R. M. HADDON.
T. P. C0THRAN.
Board of Corporators.
; Abbeville, S. C.. Feb. 5 K*U.
DENTAL NOTICE.
Dr. S. 6. Thomson,
OFFICE UP-STAIRS ON McILWAIN
Corner.
Abbeville. S. C, March 23, 1S91. tf
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Lumber and Shingles
r SUPPLY EVERY DEMAND. THEY
will be sold low. Enquire of me for
prices. S. G. THOMSON.
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Farmers' Bank
-OF?
ABBEVILLE, S. C.,
Does General Banking Business.
Bays and sells Exchange and makes Collections.
DEPOSITS SOLICITED.
Paid up Capital $50,7G0
Subscribed Capital 75.000
I A Savings Department has heen established.
Amounts received of 51 00 and upwards.
Interest lit 4 per cent, payable quarterly,?January.
April. July, October. .Small
ravings increase rapidly.
Win. H. Parker, J. T. Roberlson,
President. Vice-1'kks.
JiiIIun II. DnPre, Cashier.
March 5, lS90-12m
DR. T. J. CRYMES,
\ Dentist.
\ SRADUATE, PENN. DENTAL SURGERY,
ys permanently located at Greenwood, and
X oflers his professional services to Greenwood
and surrounding; country.
4?-Work done after the most Improved
and Modern methods.
?9*0fflce over Bank of Green wood.1t>
June 3, 1891.
: DR. E, L. WILSON,
*s-Ofllce up stairs over C. P. Hammond &
j Co.'s store. Aug. 2S, 188!).
B. H. HENDERSON,
Attorney at Law.
\ (ireenwood, to. <J.
jpvFFlCE over Leo <fc Bailey's store. Prompt
V/ attention given to collections.
April 15,1891. 12m*
U CHIPLEY & BR8.
UEPAIRERS OF
Guns,Pistols, Locks, &c
Also keep on band a fall line of
CS-XJ3NTS.
WORK GUARANTEED.
GREESVOOD, S. C.
ALL SORTS OF
BUILDING MATERIAL.
ORDERS FOR ALL KINDS
IB 8 [MESSED
LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATHS,
And otber BUILDING MATERIAL solicited.
I HAVE WAGONS
And can deliver any goods ordered from me,
and will contract to
BUILD HOUSES.
C! ft Thnmerm
W. W. IWWU vu,
Abbeville, April 15, 1891, 12m.
ONLY 30 DAYS TIME.
AU Accouhts made with us from Jnnurj
1st. 189*4 will be presented at the end of each
month for payment. Our terms are strictly
30 days. Respectfully,
A. M. Hill & Sons.
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1 TO CANVASS' THE^RETURNS OF
f PERSONAL PROPERTY OF
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
Who They are and What is Expected
of Them.
The returns of ihe various Townships will
be forwarded to ihe Township Hoards on the
1st day of March. The Township Boards will
hold their meetings between the 1st and 5th
day of March. Uu Monday the 14th duy of
\1:ir<?h rliP (\mtilv I nntiblcf i nir nt f.hp
chairmen of the various Township Boards
will meet at Abbeville Court House.
It is el early The duty of the Township
Boards of Equalization to canvass carefully
each and every Return of Personal Property
made at their respecti ve Townsiiips. in order
that individual Returns of Personal Property
may be equalized as near as possible, and iu
every Instance where a material chauge in
the Return of any individual is made, notice
to the tax-payer, must be given In order that
he may have the opDortunity to appeal before
the County Hoard which meets the 14lh
day of March,4K!)2. Postal cards will he furnished
by this office for the purpose of so notifying
where material changes are made.
The following free holders are hereby appointed
Roardsof the various TowDships.
Ninety-Six?J. D. Watson, J. N. Lipscomb,
B. P. Pinson.
Greenwood?U. A. C. Waller, J. W. Green
H. F. Fuller.
Cokesbnry?Dr. Willie T. Jone.c, W. R.
Dunn,T. J.'Ellis. ,
Donaldsviile?J. W. Mattlson, E. B. Rasor
J. R. Lit tinier.
Due West?M. B. Cllnkscales, J. E. Todd, J.
R. C. Dunn.
LougCane?X. P. Mcllwain, A. F. Calvert,
It. H. Cochrane.
Smithville?W. A. Lomax, J. L. White,
W. W. Purdy.
White Ilall-D. W.Jay, T. J. Hearst, S. P.
Brooks.
Indian Hill-J. A. Childs, R. J. Robinson,
J. F. Wideman.
Cedar Springs?A. K. Watson, R. 0. Hunter,
John Lyoi'.
Abbeville?J. Allen Smith, John G. Edwards,
T. P. Milford.
Diamond Hill?S. B. Knox, J. E. Wakefield,
G. W. Mil lord.
Lownilesville?I. H. McCalla, Massalon
Bell, Dr. B. A. Henry.
Magnolia?Sam Miller, B. A. Boyd, J. S.
Norwood.
Calhoun'8 Mills?John H. Morrab, S. S. McBride.
J. C. Kennedy.
Bordeaux?Dr. O. A. Taylor, D. J. Wardlaw,
W. T. Jennings.
The various Boards will meet and organize
by electing a chairman and notify this
office.
W. W. Bradley,
Auditor A. C.
; R. M, BROOKS'
OSCILLATING CHURN
IS AHEAD OP ALL.
Will bring butter quicker than any other.
A child three years old can churn as well as
an adult.. Price 85.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Try one. Call
on or apply to R.M.BROOKS.
Abbeville C. H., S.C.
Fair Notice.
WE hereby notify all parties who are Indebted
to us either by note or account
that we are closing up our business, and all
claims must be settled at once. We do not
want to press any one, but we must close our
old books. So call at once on Mr. J. T. Miller
at the ofllce of Durst a Co.'s Co-operative
Store, settle your bills and save us and your
selves any any lurther trouble.
* Yours truly,
J. K. DURST & CO.
Jauuary 13,1892, tf
Fst.nt.e nf "DeLa Howe.
INTEREST ON BONDS TO THIS ESTATE
is now due and MUST BE PAID.
\VM. H. PAhKER,
Feb. 9,1592,2t Treasurer.
SCHOOL NOTICE.
ALL PERSONS HAVING BUSINESS
with the School Commissioner, will
tlnd him in his office, ull public days and
every Saturday In each month nearest the
middle of the month, durinc the present year
lor the purpose ol registering claims, <tc.
E. COWAN, School Com mm Issioner,
Abbeville County.
Never out of Stock
WE KEEP ALWAYS ON I1ANL? A
number of horses and mules for sale.
We have now several excellent work animals
which we will sell cheap.
A. B. Hamlin. Agent.
JNTE^W
Fancy Grocery.
G. H. MOORE
HAS cpened a New Fancy and Green Grocery
Store In Cothran'a Block.
He deals In everything found In a Fancy
Family Grocery Store, where you can purchase
the nicest CANNED GOODS, consisting
of
Canned Fruits, Vegetables, Meats,
? IS JHL 9
together with FRESH PRUNES, APPLES,
&c., and other delicacies. The substantial*
are
BACON, BREAKFAST STRIPS,
MEAL, IRISH POTATOES,
and CABBAGE.
FLOUR, MOLASSES, HAMS,
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V tigars 01 uie ih'si uraiius. .
Fresh Flsli and Oysters, Fork Sausage and
the choicest Beef a specially.
Dec, ls'Jl. tf
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
For Abbeville County for School
Year 1892.
School district No 1?Capt JasIto;;ers, Jr, JN
King.'I N Lipscomb.
School district No 2?J B Sample. Joseph
llusjbey, J F Coleman.
School district No:5?J C Ellis, G W Conner,
Dr \V T Jones.
School district No 4?J W Maltison, M L
Latimer, J C Martin. Ksq.
School district No 5? M E Holllngsworth,
\V P Kennedy, T J Bo wen.
School district .No ti?1) I' Hannah, W H
Bowie, G M Smith.
Scnool district No 7?J L White, P I) Klugh,
Jefferson Davis.
School district No 8?T J llearst, Dr P II
Adams, D II Howard.
u/.tww.i riiKtrift. No 9?J T Wideman. D W
Dowtiti. J W Young.
School district. No 10?A T Brown, A K Watson,
li H Ward law.
School district No 11?J G Edwards, K W
Cannon,S H Cochran.
School district No 12? W T Mllford, VV N
Hall, !S B Knox.
School district No 1!>?J W Iluckabee, S K
Bales, \V K Duniel.
School district No M?KG Bell, J H Hester,
F A Wilson.
School district No 15?William McNeill, P
H McCaslar., J O Hem in i tiger,
School district No 10?James Cothran. Jr, W
H Britt, L B ltumey.
The school trustees wilt proceed to open a 1!
the schools, if not already open, and conduct
the same to suit the convenience and inter
est of the whole people.
The School Districts Nos. 17, IS and 19 will
please send in the names of the Trustees ol
the new School Districts as soon as practlit
able.
E. COWAN,
County Superintendent and Chairman
Bonrd of Examiners Abbeville Couuty.
Feb 3, 1S#2.
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RW. CANNON. General Merchant, Abbe
.. vllle. S.C-, and J. T. LATIMER, General
Merchant, Lowndesville, s. I'., are exclusive
dealers in these celebrated glasses.
KELLAM & MOOHE,
(Only MannfaeturiDg Opticians In the Smith)
Jan. G, 1802, Gin Atlanta, Ga.
IF YOU ARE GOING WEST
AND WANT LOW RATES
To Arkansas
Texas, Missouri, Colorado. Oregon *nii California,
or }?ny point WEST or NORTHWEST
IT WILL PAY YOU
To write to me.
FRED. D. BUSH,
D. P. A., I-. & >*. R. R
2 Wall St., Atlanta, Ga.
Oct. 28,1891. 6m.
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'ihe Wilcox & Gibbs Guano Co,
CHARLESTON, S. C.,
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Returns to Probate Court.
A ll administrators, 'executors,
Guardians and Trustees are required to make 1
return of receipts and expenditures on account
of their several estates before the first ?
day of March next, or be subject to rule and
costs.
J. fuller lyon,
Judge Probate Court.
Jan. 13,1802.
H. D. Reese,
WATCH REPAIRER,
Abbeville, S. C.,
IS ALWAYS ready to serve the public In 1
his line of business, and solicits a share 1
of the work in his line.
He will keep a varied stock of the best and
cheapest spectacles and eye-glasses, together 1
with sliver plated ware and Jewelry.
Nov. 19 1890.
SEED POTATOES!
EARLY Rose and Burbanlcs. S1.25 per
bushel at A M HILL & SONS.
RICHARD GANTT, is now prepared to d
all work in his department In the bes
manner and iM reasonable charges. Monthl
customers sLavlng, hair cutting and sham
pooinx $1 per raontn. Rasors honed and pu
in the best condition for 25 cents each.
SUUUUl. AUTlUli.
a ll persons having business
t\ with the School Commissioner will find
him in his office all public days and every
Saturday in each mon ih nearest the middle
of the montti. during the present year for the
purpose of registering claims, &c.
E. COWAN,
Pchool Commissioner Abbeville .County.
Feb 2, 1892.
Something to Eat at
A. M. HILL & SONS.
Hams, Canvassed and Uucanvassed.
Sausage (Hecklers) every week.
Sugar cured Breakfast Strips.
Mackerel, white fish.
| Irish Potatoes, Rutabaga, Turnips.
unions, wiiit.e, red anu yellow.
Dried Peaches, Apples and Prunes.
Apples, Oranges, Lemons and Coconnuts.
Tea Cakes, Preserves, Jelllesand Mince Meat
Pickles In variety. Cheese and Macaroni.
Maple and Fancy N. O. Syrup, Rousted Corfee
(every week). Read tlie above and see If
can't get something to eat at
Jan. 13,1892. A. M. HILL & CO.
VALUABLE
Land for Sale.
IOCATED FROM TWO MILES TO WITHj
lu a half mile or Abbeville Court House.
Real' Estate of Mrs. Sarah M.
rinll^ A?YI "HAnnn OAf]
\jciiiuu uuj x/uocaooui
As Executor of the last will iind testament
ol Mrs. Sarah M. Calhoun, I am given full
power to sell her real estate at private sale as
a whole or lu small tracts. I now offer the
House and 100 Acres
of land for sale. Thin leaves 410 Acre* that
I will sell in small lots or parcels to suit purchasers.
For further particulars apply to meat my
office in person or by letter.
WM. P. CALHOUN,
Executor,
Keh. 17,1892, tf
Spanish Peanuts.
i J HAVK a good supply of Spanish Peanuts,
A \\ lilcli I oiler lor nile its .-ccd. j ne.v are u :
I valuable crop. J. E. UiUJWNIjKIC,
Keb. IT, 1S02, tf A n I rev ill t-, S. C. |
! J. S. GOTH ItAN. Ij. VV. l'ERRIN
?T. P. COTHHAN.?
COTHBAN.PERRIN & COTHRAN
Attorneys at Law.
Abbeville, S. C.
| April 929, 1891, If.
NOTICE.
PARTIES wantina accommodations lntlir.
way of farm supplies, etc., can get from
us by giving good securities.
All town accounts, unless otherwise arranged
upon purchase of goods, will be piesenipd
every thirty days lor settlement.
Feb. 10,181)2, tf HEATH & CO.
Rririorp
TO LET.
WE WILL LET THE BUILDING OF A
Bridge across Long Cane Creek at or
near
Mr Alston's
Oi Ma?, March 1st. at 12 M
Contractor to give bond with satisfactory security.
t
J. W. Lyon,
Co. Co., A. C,
Feb. 17, 1862, 2t.
BRIDGE
To M :
WE WILL LET THE BUILDING OF A
Bridge across Long Cune Creek at
BRADLEY'S MILLS,
On TUESDAY The 8th Day of
MADPTJ M
U-LAibuJJLJ ClU ??l \J U1UU&. iu.1
Rids will be taken for the hulldine of this
Bridge with stone piers and also with woodin
piers.
The Contractor to give bond with satisfactory
security.
J. W. Lyon.
Co. Co., A. C.
Feb. 17,1892,3t.
An Ordinance
l'o Raise Supplies for the Town of Abbeville,
S. C., for the year 18H2.
TiE IT ORDAINED BY THE INTENDANT
and Wardens of the Town of Abbeville,
F>. C., In Council assembled, and by authority
of the same. That a lax for the sums ami in
the manner herelualter named shall be raised
und paid Into the treasury of the Town Council
tor the uses and purposes thereof for the
year A. D., 1S92.
Section* l. On every One Hundred Dollars
of the cash value of all Real and Personal esinttt
within llifl inrviruoratlon of the said
town of Abbeville, the sum of Fifteen Cents.
Sec. 2. On each Billiard and Pool Table or
Ten Pin Alley kept for hire, the sum ofTwenty-tlve
Dollars; for each Table or Alley more
than one kept by the same owner$25. On
each Bagutello Table kept for hire the sum of
Twenty-five Dollars. It any person or persons
are found guilty of receiving payor
making a charge for a came of Billiards,
Pool, Bagatelle or Ten Pin Alley, without ,
having a license, shall be fined not exceeding
the sum of Fifty Dollars, or not more than
thirty days In the County Jail.
Sec. 3. That all male persons between the
nge of sixteen and fifty years, except those
physically unable to earn u support, are liable
to road duty and shall be required to
work on the roads, sidewalks ana streets
within the lncorporilon of the town of Abbeville
six and oue-third days by dlrectlou of
the Town Council, The commutation for
said road duty to be the sum of Two Dollars
and One-half, to be paid at the time of payment
of other taxes, to wit, on or before the
first day of March. All persons refusing or
failing to work six and one-third full days, to
be accepted and approved by the Council, or
paytheabove commutation, shall he liable
to pay a line not exceeding $25, or imprisonment
in County Jail not exceeding thirty
days.
uw J Thtil .nil It lnprnnf iniot Innppi'R. r>prl
dlers, except venders of farm produce raised
in ttie county, offering at retail uny goods
whatsoever lor stile, shali.'piiy a license of uot
less than One Dollar per day.
Sec. 5. That all circuses shall pay a license
of One Hundred Dollars lor each and every
exhibition; and all other shows, ineludlnir
wbal are commonly known as side-shows at
taclied to a circus, shall pay a license or uot
more than Fifty nor Uss than Two Dollars lor
eacli exhibition.
Sue. < . That all returns shall be made tinder*oath,on
or before the tlist day of February,
IhOJ.and all taxes shall be due and payable
on or belore the first day of March, JS'J2.
If any person or persons shall refuse or neglect
payment of the taxes herein levied wltn
in tne time specified, the Treasurer of the
Town Council Is hereby authorized and requiifd
to add twenty per centJin penalty,
and If tiie tax with the penalty is not paid
within thirty days thereafter, it shall be the
duty of tue Treasurer ot the Council to issue
executions therelor immediately, and collect
the same by due process of law, as provided
in the charter of said town of Abbeville.
SEC. 7. The Town Council or a quorum
thvreol shall coustitute a Hoard of Assessois
to aflix the value of property returned lor
taxation.
? T( am- nciMiin fir nersiimu Kliiill rf
fuse or neglect 10 make a return of tlx ir properly
tor laxai Ion within the t.ltne prescribed
herein, the return of lust year with twenty
per centum added, Bhall be deemed and taken
by the Treasurer to be the true value ol tneir
property lor taxation and it shall be assessed
at that rate.
SEC. ! . For each license to retail spirituous
liquors in the town of Abbeville the sum of
Five Hundred Dollars 'or the year beginning
with the lirst day of'January, IM)2, and ending
on the llrst day ol January, ISIKi, the said
sum payable In three Installments in advance,
said dealer or dealers to give bond and
security tor the payment of said ;sums of
money, and it at any time during the year
thesaill dealer or dealers should go out of
business the whole amount of Five Hundred
Hollars shall immediately become due and
payable, and any person or persons doing
business the whole or any part of t he year
shall'pny the whole sum of Five Hundred
Dollars.
ski". 10. For the use of the water from the
public spring as now taken by the A (?. 11.
if i'milium v_ 111e s11111 ill' One Hundred Dol-I
Iiirs per annum.
Done and rat itied in Council and the seal
of the Town Council atllxed this :it)tii
(L. S.) day of December, clgluecii hundred
and ninety-one.
Al'lJ. W. SMITH. Intr-ndant.
JONES 1<\ MILUilt, Secretary.
Kread-Crumbs ure belter than pastry
i in makingcoeoa-nut, potato, apple, and
I lemon puddings. Strew crumbs over
the tiisii to the usual depth of crust,
pour in the pudding, and strew another
layer of crumbs over the top, then
bake.
Precedence.
by nORATICS hon"at:.
'Tis first the tme, and then the beautiful,
Not first the beautiful, and then the t<-ue ;
First the wild moor, with rock and reed and pool,
Then the gay garden, rich in scent and hue.
'lis first the good, and then the beautiful,
Not first the beoiilifnl.and then the good ;
First the rough seed, gowu in the rougher soil,
Then the tluwer-blossom or the branching wood.
Not fir*t the slad' and then tho sorrowful,
Hut first the sorrowful, and th<*n the dad :
Tears for a day?for earth of tears Is full,
Then we forget that we were ever tad.
Not first the bright, and after that the dark,
But first the dark, and after that the bright; .
| First the thick cloud, und then tho rainbow's arc,
First the dark grave, then resHrrection light.
'Tis first the night?stern night of storm and war;
I nn,, niiyht i.f hnnvu nn,l uolM-ll skl|.<
Then the lur spin kit' of tho morning RtoT,
That bids the saints awake and dawn arise.
Origin or "Foolscnp."
Every body knows what "foolscap"
paper is, but everybody does not knowhow
it came to bear that name. In
order to increase his revenue, Charles I.
granted certain privileges amounting
to monopolies; and among these was
the manufacture of paper, the excluive
right of which was ?old to certain
parties, who grew rich and enrich
ed the goverment at the expense o
those who were obliged to use the pa
per. At that time all English pape
bore the royal arms in water marks
The Parliment under Cromwell made
sport of this Jaw in every possible
niannpr' uiwl amnnir nt.hpr indignities
to the memory of Charles, it was ordered
that the royal arms be removed
from the paper, aud that the fool's cap
and the bells should be used as a substitute.
When the Rumb Parliament
was prorogued, these were also removed;
but paper of the size of the Parliamentary
journals, which is usually
about 17 by 14 inches, still bears the
name of "foolscap."
Siifr'BiiarilK to Purity.
There are parents who think they
can bring up their children, and especially
their daughters, in u large degree
ignorant of the evil that is in the
world. As the king in the fary tale
banished all spinning-wheels from his
dominions that his daughter might
not wound her. fingers with a spindle,
and realize the probecy of the spiteful
fairy at her christening, even so moth
ers with-Uoici userui ami necessary
knowledge from their daughters, lest
with it may be mingled something
leading to harm. And even as this
charming princess, notwithstanding
every precaution, us by Occident came
upon the only spinning-wheel in the
realm, was wounded by the sipndle, j
and fell into her hundred years'slumber,
so often does the young lady un-|
awares stumble upon experiences of j
whose possible existence she never i
dreamed, and which are even more!
disastrous to her than those that befall
the Sleeping Beauty.
Boys and girls as they grow will
learn the ins and outs of this wicked
world. If their parents do not give
them this knowledge somebody else
will, and the manner in which this
information is given is in all moral respects
vastly more important than the
mi tkn
mailer. me jmicrui/ may xusuuub tuc
child in every thing it should know,
satisfy its curiosity withiu proper
limits, and thus preoccupy the ground
that would ofiierwis be sown by
chance cultivators more with the tares
of vice than with the wheat of knowledge.
It is simply astonishing how soon
young children pick up siang words,
and attach to them meaning. Objectionale
words and phrases seem armed
with hooked burrs and cling tenaciously
to the mind they catch hold of.
It is equally surprising how instinctively
they conceal all this knowledge
from their parents. It is not possible
for the mother to cultivate too great
intimacy with her chid. She should
have the juvenile heart spread out before
her us a mirror, reflecting every
thought, every feeling, every passion
of the child. Thus she will be able
judiciously to administer antidotes to
vice and build up safeguards to virtue.
When there is a perfect understand
ing between parents and children ;
when the daughter feels that she can
carry every thought and desire to her
mother, and the son is in full sympathy
and counsel with his father,
there is little danger that the happi"""1
fhriatmn nnxents will be
tlie profligacy of their children, little
danger tbui. the children will wander
far from approved lines of conduct.
(From Our Dumb Animals.)
A few mornings ago a little bird fell
from one of the trees in Charlestown.
A number of small boys, their ages
ranging from seven to twelve years,
saw the bird as it fell. Instantly they
went to the spot where it fell. One
picked the bird up very tenderly, and
started to climb the tree, but was unsuccessful,
A second attempt of several
of the boys was unsuccessful also.
All this while.the mother bird kept
flying from bough to bough in great
distress. The boys finally climbed a
water conductor, and so reached the
roof of a house from which they restored
the bird to its mother. I never
witnessed any thing that pleased me
more. m
M. E. W.
The best way in the world to improve
a poor memory is to make it
work. If you tie your right arm iu a
sling for a few weeks it will be of no
use to you ; if you make it work it
grows stronger every day. To tie
itr.nr momnrv un in vour head will
"*v?-J 1" <
uot give you a good one. As long as
.you use crutches you will limp. A j
boy at school who always had to bei
prompted in his declamations was en-;
tirely cured by leaving his book up,
stairs. Knowing that no one could j
prompt liini, and that he must remem-.
ber or fail utterly, he found his memory
stronger than he had thought, and
after that made it "walk alone."
Ask j no Audiences to Speak
tjikjk Minds Risky.?Bishop New??nm
ilnriiiir his missionary trip;
'*'""1 ? n
around the world, visited India, and
addressed a gathering of native pastors
011 the best methods of carrying on
evangelical work. He began his talk,
but was constantly interrupted by the
native brethren, who jumped up one
after another to remark that this or
that would he preferable. "Now, look
here," finally exclaimed the Bishop,
losing his patience a little, "if any of
you think you can conduct this meeting
better thau I can, please rise."
There was silence for a moment as the
Bishop glanced around the room.
Then four of the brethren rose, and
waited to be counted.
The "G" Society.
Editor The Ladies'Home Journal:?
Just before Christmas I noticed that
ray children were leaving off their g's.
Words like "coming," "playing" etc,
was invaribly pronounced comin',
playin'. So one day at the dinner
table I told the three little girls that I
intended to form a "G. Society." The
I rules of the society were to be as folI
lows. Each time a ug" was left off, a
: penny had to be paid as forfeit. The
money was to be put in a small barrel
shaped box and at the next missionary
service, was to be presented to that
cause. There was to be a president
and treasurer. The children's grandmother,
aunt and little cousin joined
the society at once. It was astonishing
how sood the children began to
notice whether a "e" was left oft'.
One lady visiting at the . house was
caught seventeen times by a little girl
of eight. It finally became necessary
to tell the children that they most not
notice visitors. One day after a friend
had left, one of the children said
''Mamma, she left oft'six G's."
I think any mother will find it a
help if her children do not speak correctly,
to form a society of this kind.
Five weeks after the society was formed,
102 pennies were paid over to the
missionary cause, though that did not
beein to be the number of "g's" that
were left oft".
As Christmas was so near, the children
felt they could not afford to pay
up for every "g," so we compromised 1
a little.
If children are inclined to exaggerate.
a D. E. (don't exaggerate) society 1
Will be a great help. 1
Mrs. W. L. C. :
\
The Remedy for Worrying.
A correspondent of the Advance relates
this incident with its lesson : 1
"Last night I bad a long talk with a 1
lawyer, distinguished and able. ,He
is now tilty years old. I remarked as 1
to his apparently vigorous health, i
'Yes,' he said, 'I am perfectly well. (
Two vears asro I turned over a new (
new leaf. I have broken down two or
three times in my life, aud I knew 1
that unless I did something I should i
break down again.' 'And what did I
you do?, Tasked. 'I made up my <
mind that I would not worry adout *
my business.' 'And were you able, I
by this act of your will, ta stop all I
worrying !' Yas,' he replied, 'I was. I
No matter how hard a case I have, or <
how discouraged the outlook Is in any i
of the business, I never let it trouble I
me out of the office. Why, the other (
night I slept twelve hours.' I
"I stood in astonishment before this i
wise jurist and strong man in admira- <
tion lor such determination. Not <
every man, possibly, has this power of <
will; not every man at the age of fifty 1
can give up worrying. But I believe <
mnot mon hv fhp snnreme nower
of wiii could cause themselves towor- <
ry much less than they do." <
Mrs. Christopher Columbus.
Columbus was married in 1470, or
thereabouts, to a Miss PaJestrollo, of
Lisbon, whose father had distinguish- |
ed himself as a navigator. A part of i
Miss Palestrello's marriage dower was I
a great collection of valuable charts,
journals, and important memoranda, i
From childhood she had displayed i
wonderful enthusiasm on the subject, |
partaking to a high degree of the spec- i
lative and adventuresome ideas aud
schemes in the iiue of geographical i
discovery for which Lisbon was then
the headquarters, She possessed a
fine education and was widely known
an a brainy, brilliant woman w4io was i
constantly urging her husband on in <
the path which finally brought him to
the wonderous goal with which we are
so familiar. While a girl Miss Palestrollo
made a number' of hazardous
voyages with her father in unfamiliar
waters, and, later made many geographical
drawings, several of which
were used with great profit by Columbus
when he had won his wife and set
out upon his more important wanderings
on the great deep.?Chicago
Times.
Criminals On Honor.?Judge Gresham
in the Indianapolis Journal says:
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"My experience wuu unmiuaia wucu
I was on the district bench taught me
that there was no man devoid of manhood.
Place anybody, however, depraved,
on hi9 manhood, and you will
observe his eye brighten up. I have
taken men who have been convicted
of serious offences, and after sentencing
them to the penitentiary have
said: "Now, I intend to place you on
your manhood, for T believe you have
manhood in you. I will give you a
mittimus and the marshal will provide
you with money to go home and
bid your family good-by. After you
have staid there a day or two I want
you to report at the door of the penitentiary
named in the papers you will
receive and serve out your centence
like a man. And when you are through
I want you to come to me. and I
wfint to see what can be done to restore
you to the confidence of your fellow- (
men in society."
"I never \va9disappointed in a nvin
I thus trusted, and those convicts j
whom T have helped on their return ;
from prison have always been faithful j
to the trust imposed upon them."
Brown Bread.?Sift two quarts of
corn-meal and put it to soak in warm ,
buttermilk over night. In the morning
add a pint of molasses, two and
a half pints of rye meal, salt, and but- (
termilk sufficient to moisten the whole; ,
add soda to neutralize the acid of the
buttermilk. Mix thoroughly. Bake
three hours in a moderate oven. If
iwnH nmsf.formed over the loaf is
objected to, steam four or five hours.
Sour milk may be used instead of but- '
termilk. If sweet milk or water is '
use?i, instead of the other two liquids, 1
baking powder must be sifted with the
rye-meal.
The Home Doctor.
O, woman, In our hours of ease.
Uncertain, coy. nwl hard to please.
When pain ami aneuish wrinc the hrow,
Then none so cheaply pleased as thou !
We've only to submit to tnke
Hot rhubarb tea and nnti-ache,
A?.l ..I,, ?,l ??,1
Ami |iur?ug piasters on the back,
A llux seed poultice, catnip ten,
| And Quacketn'snew discovery.
Hot-water bags and sweats beside,
And camphor oassally applied,
And castor oil and vaseline,
And ciais with feathers burnt between,
Ami soothing syrup, paregoric,
Cold-water cloths, and drinks caloric,
And all the housewife's category?
Tis then we see her in her glory.
Needing to make her bliss complete,
But mustard plasters on our feet.
Harper's Bazar.
Mosses from an old Manse.
DT GEO. TII08. DOWMKG, D. D.
The minister's wife had finished her chore*, - '?
By calling on all the Church people; :r- .
And some she found open as both the church
doors, V'
And same she'd found stiff as the steeple, >>.
for while oil the deacons had slept on the wall,
A committee had come like a lion ;
And by gi"tng her husband a generous call,
Had shaken the bulwarks of Zlon.
For years they bad paid him who taught them
the Word, '
About six hundred dollars or seven ;
For they felt that a preacher stould "trust in the
Lord."
Anil ornuj fat on 4*mnnnn from XTn a run ^
And the cash question had come to Annoy;
Which so many ministers rankles; . "T1;
For the Lord had sent children; three girls and a
boy, .:>l'
And the boy?hollow down to his ankles,
Sister Blodgett. the wife of "a pillar.11 had
cried.
(They supported a carriage and horses,)
"Beware! lest yoa sin against God," she had
sighed;
"A rolling stone gathers no mosses."
The preacher looked up from the boot which he S.
read, "t . , ' ' ya|
And his merry eyes twinkled with laughter,
"Wby didn't you tell Sister Blodgett,'1 he Mid.
"That moss Isn't what we are after ?" Jvgt
?New York Independent
Intelligent Sparrow*. .
In a certain country town the English
sparrows took posession of the J;
eaves and the attic of the courthouse,
built their nests there, and fought and , O;?
propagated with tireless and noisy energy.
One day In the spring came a
butcher bird, and lighted on a tree
near the court-house. Before the arrival
of the butcher bird, perhaps two hundred
sparrows were hopping and flying
about in peace, if not in qaietneseIn
an instant they had all dissapeared.
Not one could be seen. You would
not have known that there was a sparrow
in town had it not been for an oc?
casional subdued chirpunderthe eaves
of the court house. Now, probaly
none of these little scamps had ever
seen a butcher bird before. But some
instinct told them that he meant mis- , - vi
chief, and, not standing upon the order ' q
of their going, they Went at once.
For two days the butcher bird made
his home in that tree, killing several
robins, but not a sparrow. They laid
low. On the third day a clerk in the
uourt bouse shot the butcher bird. The
sparrows must have been watching
Al c? -I a*
iije jjiuuocuiugo, lur luen ueau, euemy <
had scarcely touched the ground before
every one of them was there, too
foraging with appetites sharpened with , .!
i two days' fast. They paid no attention
to the man with the guft nor
to the butcher bird, but went industriously
to work filling their littlecrons. * '
Now what other bird has so much discernment?
How did they know their
enemy was dead? and, further, how
lid they know that the same weapon
svbich had killed him wouldn't be used
to kill them? They did know both
things in some way. If for nothing
else but their smartness, the sparrows
5ught to be encouraged by asmart people
like ourselves.?New York Star. .
...
Kindness.
More hearts pine away in secret anguish
for the want of kindness from
those who should be their comforters, >
than from auy other calamity in life.
A. word of kindness is a seed which
. _ n * j J
springs up a uower. a Kina woru
and a pleasant voice are gifts easy to
give. Be liberal with them. They
are worth more than money. If a
word or two will render a man happy,
said a Frenchman, he must be a
wretch indeed who would not give it.
Kiuduess is stored away in the heart
like rose leaves in a drawer, to sweeten
every object arouod them. Little
drops of rain brighten the meadows,
and little acts of kindness brighten
the world.
We can conceive of nothing more
attractive than the heart when filled
with the spirit of kindness. Certainly
nothing embellishes human nature
as the practice of this virtue ; a sentiment
so genial and so excellent
ought to be emblazoned upon every
thought and act of our lives. The
principle underlies the whole theory
of Christianity, and in no other persons
do we find it more happily exemplified
than iu the life of our Sayiour,
who, while on earth, "went about
doing good." >.
Childhood Religion.
A little girl of nine summers came
td ask her pastor about joining the
church. She had been properly
taught, and auswered the usu&l questions
promptly and properly. At last
the pastor said:
"Nellie. doeB your father think you
are a cnristian'!['
"Yes, sir."
"Have you told him?"
"No, sir."
"How then does he know ?"
"He sees.'*
"How does he see that?"
"Sees I am a better girl."
"What else daes he see?"
"Sees I love to read my Bible and to
pray."
"Then you think he sees you are a
Christian ?"
"I know he does : he can't help it;"
and with a modest, happy boldness
3he was sure her father knew she was
a Christian because he could not help
seeing it in her life. Is not such the
privilege of all God's people, to be sure
that others see tbey are following
Christ ??
We cannot hide a good life. It
shines. It may make no more noise
than a candle, but like a candle it may
be seen. Thus even a little boy or a
girl mry be a light-bearer.?Wesleyan
Christian Advocate.
\ Very Simple Way to Ntnrt a Balky
Home.
I passed a considerable block of street
cars yesterday to come upon the cause
[>f it, a balky horse, at the very moment
when a bystander stepped out
into the roadway and after a moment's
manipulation set the animal going as
if perfectly content with his work. The
success of the operation was so immediate
that 1 ventured to ask how it was
(lone. The man did not have the horsey
look which usually accompanies
the posession of stable secrets, was evidently
an amateur, and did not hesitate
to tell me at once that he simply
placed under the horse's tongue a
chip of wood that he picked from the
sidewalk. "Anything else would have ^
done as well," he went on to explain,
"for it is only necessary to divert the
animal's attention for a moment from
his fancied grievances. I only changed
the current of his thoughts. You
might have argued with him all day,
and he would still have held to his opitiion."?Boston
Post.